Disparities in historical and contemporary punishment of Blacks have been well
documented. Racial threat has been proffered as a theoretical explanation for this …

This article examines the legacy of lynchings on contemporary whites' views of blacks as
criminal threats. To this end, it draws on prior literature on racial animus to demonstrate the …

How to think about, conduct, and evaluate research is fundamental to the study and
understanding of criminology and criminal justice. Students take methods, statistics, theory …

This article describes a unique researcher and policymaker partnership aimed at assessing
the racial and ethnic impact of proposed criminal justice legislation. Using data from several …

Challenges the established corrections paradigm and argues for replacing mass
incarceration with a viable and more humane alternative. The practice of mass incarceration …

Abstract Historically, African Americans have been subjected to differential treatment under
the law in many aspects, including police, prisons, and in respect to this research, wrongful …